Watch: Ellen DeGeneres’ Open Roasts Hollywood Celebs at 2014 Oscars

"Tonight's theme is 'Heroes and Hollywood.' And we need heroes now more than ever when people around the world are going through hard times. And movies offer us an escape. Movies inspire us. I'm not saying that movies are the most important thing in the world because we all know that the most important thing is youth. Now, we know that the most important thing in life is love and friendship, and family. And if people don't have those things, then they usually get into show business."